Liquid coating composition.



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" ERNEST acorns, 0? NEW LEXINGTON, oHio.

LIQUID COATING COMPOSITION.

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7 t 4 To alt whom 2t may concern:

Be it known that-1, lilnxns'r Rooms, a

citizen (if-the United States, and resident of 'New Lexington, in the county o't' lerrv and w v i btate of Ohio, have Invented a new and use- :ful- Improvement in Liquid Coating Conn positions; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My. invent on relates to a liquid coating composition in the natureof a vehicle 'or' thinner for paint pigments or pulp. for

wood, brick or other, surfaces to which it may be' found' applicable. 1

Mostcompositions of this cln'iracter are,

ggenerally speaking, said to consist of pig- 'ment and a vehicle filling the space between the pigment particles. It is well-known that linseed oil andequiva'lent vegetable oils are the essential vehicles of such compos'i following as a tions'or paints. For many years the conr paratively high price of linseed oil or equiv- I 'materials.

ble time.

alent Vegetable oils has led to attempts to replace them by other oils, but'substantially without commercial success. Either; the

other oils are about as expensive ias linseed 011, or they fall to 'dry ina'-coinm -;r-v

cially feasible length of time. Because ol? the comparative cheapncss ofpetroleum and "some of its 'di stillates, attempts have been 'Jnade'to dilute the linseed oil with these When low boiling portions of petroleum Were-used, they acted merely as temporary diluents or thinners. They evaporated almost completely when the paint was applied and the result was merely'a paint film with .insuflic'ient vehicle. 'W hen higher'boili'ng or comparatively non-volatile petroleum fractions were used,,the paintsimply did not, dry in a" commercially feasi- Ihis result was naturally attributed on scientific grounds to the -s0-callcd non-drying attributed to its power of thickening or solidifying upon absorbing oxygen from the Petroleum 'not having this .power to any marked extent, would natu- 5o rally. not.dry adequately if usedf'as' the vehicleof a paint, and could only be usedto dilute or adulteratethe linseed oil vehicle. My invention conslsts .In the discover that crude petroleum of a parafiin base when mixed with a suitable drying mixture may be used to replacelinseed oil, in whole or in part, for mixing with pulp or other.

character of petroleum. The "drying character of linseed oil is. commonly drying mixture,

drying oil so-called. I also wish Specification of Letters ietent. Patented ()ct.30, 1917. r Application filed m a, 1916. v Serial no. 96,274. Y

which will dry-in-ii commercially feasible t1me ,-or likeordlnary linseed or other oil paints. v a

'- pigments for the n'1alu factureot' paint,

r The main constituent of m innroved' coating composition is-crude oil or petroleumjof aparafiin base, and tl1isincludcs not only the 011 as taken from deep wells by pump ng or'natural flow, but includes any kind of mineral oil of aparafiin base, which th at they evaporate too readily.

lo-an oil ofthis'charactel" I add a dry- Mg mixture of;- varying composition andv proportions, depending upon the purpose for which thecoating composition isto;

For illustration, I may give the,

be used. v

sample ofm'ater1alz' whlch will give-the desired drying properties; viz:

'l lb. gn'nr camphor dissolved in alcohol,

preferably denatured alcohol;-

2 lbs. alum 111-16 ozs. offhot' water; 5 gals. suit able commercial Japan or drier.

These ingredients in or about these pro- I portions are added to fifty. (50) gallons of petroleum oil of a paraliin base for the mak ing of a lead paint, for instance. It maybe oil previously 7 turc, but great care here noted that the composition is preferably'used cold,

The above ingredients. are mixed with the liea ted: to a suitable temperashould be exercised. to a avoid fire as boiling over .of. the mixture may occur. a i V Iv do not wish to limit myself 1n any way to the drier composed of the ingredients asstated above as I wish-to'includewithin the scope of my invention any drying. mixture, which will combine with a petroleum-oil of a 'paratiin base to form a coating composition with drying properties of the nature re the well-known commercial employed'without the addition of the alum and 'ca'mphor as set forth in the above-de-' scribed drying mixture. v

.Ibelieve' that I am the first to employ a petroleum oil of a paraflin base as a coatmg composition when accompanied by a suitable which gives the commercial drying results in the substantial absence of linseed or other similar dry 10c quired for commercial purposes. ,A ny;of-- japa'ns' may be ing or semlto include I within the scope of my invention any chemical equivalent of as com using the drying mixture. By the term rying mixture 1 mean to include any suitable drier inaddition to the ordinary commercial japan, which is a Well recognized drying mixture.

ored, maybe used as Bythe employment of petroleum oil of a paraffin base, I get a coating composition of light color, which is of great advantage Where the lighter colors are to be produced; alnd where it has been used for a stain for s n emp' oyed in the natural state, or suitable coloring matter or pigment to give the desired color effect, as'is the common practice in the art are used as I yehicles. Furthermore, my improved compositionmvhen properly cola paintfor painting buildings, cars or other structures; or may bfe-even applied to metal, stone or brick.

Vegetable oils, as a paint vehicle are a source of Weakness as they are subject to decay and damage by chemical rays of sunlight and Will not stand sulfur gases. The petroleum vehicle with a the ingredients stated above les or other porous material, it may be may be added- When. other oils such as linseed, when used suitable drying mixture would not be sub:

ject to these limitations, for by its use I obtain a paint, stain vehicle as well as rhmnineral base, and as most all pigments or coloring matters are mineral, I avoid the decay due to vegetable oils. The compositionalso holds color better. \Vithin the term leum of the claims, I mean tillates as well.

What I claim is:

l. A liquid coating composition containing as its essential constituents a parafiin base petroleum and a drying mixture.

2. A liquid coating composition containing as its essential constituents, a paraffin base petroleum and a drying mixture in cluding camphor dissolved in alcohol and :IlIIIII lII aqueous solution, all-combined in substantially the proportions stated.

lntestiinony whereof I, the said ERNEST Romans, have hereunto set my hand.

ERNEST ROGERS.

to include dis- Witnesses ()LLIE G. BUTT, THOMAS M. POTTER.

or filler with a mineral parailin base petro- 1 

